TY - JOUR
T1 - A tool for assessing patients' self-administration of medicines: an evaluation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
AU - Vogt, W.
AU - Stewart, L.
AU - Hudson, S.
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - Pharmaceutical care delivery includes
securing patients' ability to make the most of their medicines and
overcoming barriers to their independence. In the UK, hospitals are
developing programmes for patients' self-administration of medicines
during in-patient stays. Both for hospital use and for chronic
disease management in primary care, there are demands for a tool to
assess patients' competence in self-administration and to identify
individuals' needs for education or alternative support. Patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are an important target for these programmes
and yet no tool is available for this patient group.
The study aimed to evaluate a self-administration of medicines tool
in RA patients that addresses the domains of comprehension,
motivation, reading, communication, dexterity, coordination, and
swallowing
AB - Pharmaceutical care delivery includes
securing patients' ability to make the most of their medicines and
overcoming barriers to their independence. In the UK, hospitals are
developing programmes for patients' self-administration of medicines
during in-patient stays. Both for hospital use and for chronic
disease management in primary care, there are demands for a tool to
assess patients' competence in self-administration and to identify
individuals' needs for education or alternative support. Patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are an important target for these programmes
and yet no tool is available for this patient group.
The study aimed to evaluate a self-administration of medicines tool
in RA patients that addresses the domains of comprehension,
motivation, reading, communication, dexterity, coordination, and
swallowing
KW - self-administration of medicines
KW - assessment tool
KW - rheumatoid arthritis
UR - http://www.springerlink.com
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11096-008-9274-8
U2 - 10.1007/s11096-008-9274-8
DO - 10.1007/s11096-008-9274-8
M3 - Article
VL - 31
SP - 263
EP - 264
JO - Pharmacy World and Science
JF - Pharmacy World and Science
SN - 0928-1231
IS - 2
ER -